RADAR ALERT: Tell Senators to Stop the Civil Rights Travesty!

Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2009-10-29 19:12

"Unless you have overwhelming evidence to the contrary, arrest the male."

That's the grim reality in dozens of states with DV mandatory arrest and predominant aggressor policies on the books. These laws were passed thanks to the 1994 and 2000 versions of the Violence Against Women Act, which paid millions of $$$ to states to establish and enforce mandatory arrest policies.

This week, we are asking you to take 5 minutes of your time to contact Senators Patrick Leahy and Jeff Sessions of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Tell them:

  • Mandatory arrest laws are now responsible for the biggest roll-back in civil liberties since the Jim Crow era.1
  • State mandatory arrest laws were passed thanks to financial inducements in the 1994 and 2000 versions of the Violence Against Women Act.
  • Even though the 2005 version of VAWA wisely shifted from a "mandatory" to a "pro" arrest position, not a single state has repealed its mandatory arrest policies.
  • The 2010 reauthorization of VAWA needs to include strong financial incentives to states to repeal their unconstitutional mandatory arrest policies.
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"Dear Senator Leahy [Sessions]:

Please stop the Violence Against Women Act's policy of mandatory arrest for allegations of domestic violence. This violates the civil rights since it is almost always the male who is arrested, even if he was the one who was injured and called 911!

State mandatory arrest laws were passed thanks to financial inducements in the 1994 and 2000 versions of the Violence Against Women Act. This is typical of the ideologically driven domestic violence industry - there are monetary incentives to treat men unfairly.

Thank you."

-ax

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Submitted by axolotl on Fri, 2009-10-30 04:19